Rosie's Games

Chapter 220  A Celebration

"A large celebration?" Rosalind frowned when she heard Captain Gaudy's words. She then eyed the large cup of beer that the woman at the bar counter just poured. This was her second beer and she would be lying if she said she did not like it.

This was Rosalind's first time drinking a beverage called beer. Apparently, this drink was very popular in the North because it helped them stay warm. How could a beverage do something like that?

She glanced at the bubbles on the top of the cup.

"Ye… it seems that they even invited the ones from Cirid. I am planning to go with Valentin and Elias. How about you two?"

"I—"

"Ah, you must not decline. I am going to buy the drinks as thanks for everything that you did to help up during the trip."

Rosalind said nothing. After two days of traveling together, the Captain seemed to have developed a different attitude towards Lucas and her. She was pretty certain this was because he saw how Lucas fought the beasts that would try to get in their way. Lucas would do it without saying a word.

Surprisingly, Elias and Valentin had been very silent. While Valentin would still interact with both Lucas and Rosalind, Elias completely stopped talking or even showing himself. He would stay far away from everyone else and just remain in the trees, never going down, not even to eat with them.

She thought this might be because of the woman named Sofia.

In the past two days, Rosalind discovered that Sofia was a noble from Cirid. She was the daughter of a fallen noble who stumbled upon Valentin, Elias, the Captain, and the rest of their mercenary group. Sadly, she had done something stupid and almost got the whole group killed.

Apparently, this forced Valentin and Elias to show their true might, exposing the fact that they were Blessed.

"Sir Lucas…" Captain Gaudy gave a sheepish smile to Lucas as he handed him a large beer. "This is for you, Sir."

'Sir'

Since Captain Gaudy saw Lucas taking care of a large serpent on his own, the Captain started addressing him as Sir. Lucas did not seem to mind it or perhaps, he was just preoccupied with his own little world as he maintained his silence every time the Captain would address him like that.

"This is the best in Lonyth and tonight… I am paying for everything so drink! Drink as much as you can."

Again, Lucas said nothing. In response, he just nodded and took the beer.

"So, the celebration…"

"We will see you there." It was Lucas who answered.

"Right. Of course!" the captain laughed. "Of course, we will see each other there! Hehehe… what about when you travel to that place?" the Captain asked Lucas. "Are you going to—"

"Captain, I think we should travel on our own," Elias spoke for the first time in a while. Just like them, he was sitting in a bar with Valentin. At first, Rosalind could not believe that he would join them. After all, he had been avoiding everyone for days.

"Ah? Why?"

"We will be a burden to them," Elias said without looking at everyone else. "Moreover, it is faster for us to travel on our own."

"Ah… I understand. However, traveling with warriors is better than—"

"I can deal with beasts— in fact— the three of us can."

"Well—"

"I think he is right," Rosalind intervened. "My husband and I have other important things to attend to after the event in Lonyth. We are also planning to buy more things for Wugari." She gave an awkward smile. "Perhaps, we would see each other in Wugari." She looked at Valentin who was staring blankly at the space in front of him.

Unlike Elias, who completely withdrew himself from the group during the trip, Valentin would still talk to Rosalind and Lucas. He would ask them about the beasts that they fought so far and their weaknesses.

He would also talk about Lonyth and traveling to Wugari. Apparently, this was Valentin's first time in Wugari and he was pretty excited to meet the Duke and his people.

Valentin said that everyone in the North knew that the Duke had a group of talented individuals by his side and he wanted to be one of them. Honestly, hearing Valentin talk about his admiration for the Duke in front of Lucas was very entertaining.

"Do you know anyone in Wugari?" the Captain asked.

"We do," Rosalind said.

"Truly?"

"Yes."

"Then— do you think you could introduce us to someone acquainted with the Duke of Wugari?" Captain Gaudy said. "It would be best if it was one of the Duke's people. We have the talent to support them! We could kill beasts and the like! It would be nice to do it next to Duke Rothley!"

"I agree—" Valentin nodded. Once again, he started talking about the Duke of Wugari. His eyes sparkled as he smiled, not knowing that the Duke of Wugari was sitting right next to him.

"Oi! You there!"

A loud gruff voice interrupted their conversation. At first, they did not turn around thinking that the man did not call them.

"Oi! I am calling you!" the man continued. This time, he grabbed Valentin's shoulder. "You— Are you ignoring me!?"

"What?"

"I said, are you ignoring me!?"

The five of them, including the Captain, Lucas, Rosalind, Valentin, and Elias, stared at the bald man with a large scar on his face. He, just like most people in this tavern, was dressed very lightly and was even showing his arms full of black tattoos, symbols that Rosalind did not recognize.

"I heard you are from Cirid?" the man asked. Judging from his stinking breath, Rosalind knew that the man might be drunk and had forgotten to clean his teeth for two months— at least.

"Ah? Yes!" Valentin nodded.

"Then, just like all people from Cirid, you must pay taxes!"

"Ah?" Valentin blinked. "We already paid some fees on the gates and—"

Rosalind already knew where this was going. Watching the man approach Valentin as if he was the weakest among them was totally expected. After all, despite his black hair, Valentin can still be considered a very good-looking man whose face was as beautiful as that of a woman's.

"What!? Are you telling us that you are not going to pay!?" When the man said this, almost more than half of the other men inside the pub got up. Just as Rosalind expected Valentin to relent, Elias got up.

Without saying a word, Elias punched the bald man sending his body crashing towards the door.

"Yes. We are not paying!" Elias said. "Do you have anything else to say!?

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